Cato And Juliet Essay On Prejudice Analysis

Prejudice is a distinct theme and often sustained by the greatest violence in the novels, The Hunger Games, Of Mice and Men and Romeo and Juliet. Cato's prejudiced behaviour towards Katniss is pointless and is the cause of many violent episodes in the Games. Curley's discriminatory attitude towards Lennie and urges him to exert intense behaviour towards Lennie. The enmity between the Capulets and Montagues caused Tybalt to perform various acts of chauvinism which results in one of the major forceful outbursts in the play, Romeo and Juliet. As a result of the prejudice towards other characters, Cato, Curley and Tybalt face the dire consequences of their hatred.

Cato has a discriminatory attitude towards Katniss and this leads many forms of violence. From the beginning, he was one of the major protagonists and his aggressive behavior towards all the other tributes was unbearable. During the Games, Katniss describes him as, "Brutal, bloody Cato... He probably has a special hatred for me ever since I outscored him in training."(Collins 323) Cato only hates Katniss, because she outscored him in training. On top of the Cornucopia, nearing the end of the Games, he was too determined to win the Games and proving he was better that the
girl on fire, he fell victim to his own inhumanity. This chauvinism urged him to try to kill anyone blocking his path to victory. Cato is not the only character in any of the novels whose misjudgment is sustained by violence, Curley’s does as well.

The prejudice in Of Mice and Men is revealed through Curley's demeanor towards Lennie.
From the moment they met, Curley had a special hatred for Lennie. When Lennie and George are talking to Candy, Candy says, '"Curley's like a lot of little guys. He hates big guys."' (Steinbeck 26) Curley feels intimidated by bigger guys since he has a reputation to uphold; he is a tremendous boxer. Anyways, he once decided to pick a fight with Lennie. For the reader, it was one of the tensest situations in the whole novel, Of Mice and Men. Unfortunately, he did not win and left the fight with a broken hand. This prejudice was sustained even after he received a horrible injury. The prejudice between Tybalt and Romeo was sustained
similarly.

Tybalt's prejudgment is a result of the feud between the Capulets and the Montagues. Tybalt has a tremendous amount of hatred for the Montagues and his actions, because of the feud, are the cause of his death. During the Capulet's ball, Tybalt says, '"I withdraw, but this intrusion shall, now seeming sweet, convert to bitt'rest gall."' (Shakespeare 1.5.90-1) In that quote, Tybalt is saying this intrusion now appearing fine will later on become "bitterest bitter." Tybalt's hate for the Montagues is shown in that scene, because he is irritated by the fact that the Montagues where there at the ball. Even after being scolded by Lord Capulet, he still had to uphold his masculine honor and fight with the Montagues. There were many violent episodes between Tybalt and the Montagues. In this circumstance as well, the discrimination sustained with violence of many forms.

The prejudice shown by those three relationships demonstrates that prejudice is always continued with the largest viciousness. Cato's loathing towards Katniss is sustained by the violence between the two characters. The prejudice shown by Curley towards Lennie continued even after the incident which left a horribly broken hand. Tybalt’s discrimination towards the Montagues was worthless since it continued the feud. All in all, the prejudice shown through these three characters proves prejudice is futile and affects everyone because of the violence it generates.